Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-04-23
A CYCLONE.
The Wind Sweeps a Large
Section.
A FRIGHTFUL LOSS OF LIFE.
Houses Blown Away, Crops De-
stroyed and Many Persons
Killed Outright.

stroyed and Many Persons
Killed Outright.
Associated Press Dispatches to the HERAEf
! ST. LOUIS, April pa brief specia
from Nevada, No., says: A terr,ti
cycloue swept through this part of Yer
non county last evening, doing erea
damage and killing number Of people
Thirty houses are known to have beer
destroyed, and fifteen p psrsons are sale
to have been killed.
II STARTED IN MONTANA.
ST. PAUL, April 22-The storm which
started in Montana on Wednesday
night reached here this afternoon, and j;
general across central Minnesota, and
as far west as Sioux City. Dakota. Snow
and sleet, driven by furious wind, has
prevailed, and the temperature has
sharply declined. At Yankton and
other South Dakota points heavy
snow is reported, but the weather 10
now clear. In Red River valley and
alorg the Northern Pacific the storm
hes cleared of. II is feart d it will still
further retard seeding, already ayweek 10
o fortnight late.
OZARK, Ark April pa heavy wind
approached from several directions, and
the currents met in this valley and pass
ed up canyon east of the town, about
the head Of which the funnel appearance
of the cyclone was first seen. A track
300 miles wide was laid almost entirely
bare. Timber and all sorts of improve
ments were blown in every direction.
The residence of Jona han Worthy, where
the funnel first struck, the ground was
blown forty feet and leveled. MIR.
Worthy was badly hurt, but his fam.
lily escaped by not being inside the
house. McCourts church was COM
pletely destroyed. One dwelling was
nearly leveled, but the members Of the
family were SO caught between the tim
bers that nobody was hurt. James
Morrison wac severely bruised; E. 7.
Woodruff, John Alstott, Russell Mum,
John Miller and j. A. McCour.s are
the principal sufferers in this section.
general damage was done to stock, out.
buildings, fencing, and blooming or
chards ou side the immediate track OF
the storm, while inside everything was
nearly total wreck.
IT'S CONTINUED HAVOC.
NEVADA, Mo-, April 22,-The heavy
storm which originated in Kansas swept
over the northeastern portion of this
last night between s and 8
o'clock. There we're four persons killed
and several others SO dangerous
ly wounded that they will probably die.
The wind was preceded by hail storm.
which did considerable damage. Many
Of the haistones weighed from three to
four onces, and some of them measured
nine inches in circumference. Thy
crashed through roofs of dwellings and
barns, leaving holes through which a
mans arm would pass with ease. Con-
,iderably injury to stock is reported
rom hail, but no persons were injured
NATURAL FIREWORKS.
NEVADA, Mo-, April PA great
many reports have been received Of
minor damages, and the escapes of
hose hose homes are ruined are al |
most miraculous. At 2 o'clock this |
morning strong wind blew over this |
,ity, but no damage was done aside from |
he overthrow of few chimneys aud |
mall outbuildings. A heavy rain at
hat hour was attended by an interest |
ng phenomenon. In the northern part |
If the city balls of fire seemed to be
alling at an angle of forty-tive degrees.
They struck the ground and burst into
nyriads of fiery fakes and rebounded |
several hundred feet towards the east
md died away. The exhibition contin-
led for several minutes.
THE STORM IN KANSAS.
KANSAS CITY, April pa Times
Prescott, Kansas special gives the fol-
owing list of casualties from the cy.
,lonc. The killed as reported are seven.
teen, namely: Cons able jake Stephens,
Will McCole, Mrs. Sarah Crone, P.
Flynn and three children, Jack Bro.
each and wife, Mrs. Richard Harkness,
Mrs. Douglass Walter, an infant of s.
P. Dunning and one of. Joe Dun.
can and six year old child
of Win McCole. The seriously injured
are: Jim Waldredge, arm broken; Geo.
White, arm broken; j. G. Kirsey, severe
Vim. Campbell, strnck by
timbers, and it is feared that he will die.
On the farm of Richard Hardness, be,
with his wife and four children and Miss
Minick, of Oakland, ILL.,, who was visit
lug the family, were in the house
The building was taken up bodily and
carried 200 yards and dropped in an
orchard, crashing upon large apple
tree. All of the occupants were hurt
very seriously, and Mrs. Harkness was
killed, The trace of the storm was appall-
ing and wonderful freaks were performed
by the wind. 1t is reported that several
persons were killed in Blue Mound
and Mapleton.
PRESCOTT, KANSAS, GETS A DOSE.
FoRr SCOTT, Kan, April PA spe.
c;al from Prescott, in this county, re.
ports tsrrible cyclone on Thursday
evening at about $3.50 o'clock. There
were seventeen killed at different points
thoughout the county and incaiculable
damage was done to all kinds of proper.
ty. Prescott was literally wiped out of
existence. Not single building is left
standing to mark the site of once pros
peripg and thriving place. Reports are
coming in from all over the country of
damage by this terrible storm. 1t was
genuine cyclone. but came from the
northwest instead of the southwest as is
usual. Hail fell all over the country.
Some stones measured thirteen inches in
circumference.
strong Gn g tn Wyoming.
CHEYENNE, Wy, April pa severe